castle
Trifels Castle
A red-sandstone imperial fortress crowning a Palatinate Forest crag once held the crown jewels and Richard the Lionheart.
25 km · about 30 min drive
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Waldfischbach-Burgalben
Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany · Europe
About Waldfischbach-Burgalben
Waldfischbach-Burgalben is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Höheinöd, 37km from Deutsche Weinstraße.
Waldfischbach-Burgalben is in Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany, with about 5,100 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Höheinöd, about 4 km away.
Waldfischbach-Burgalben (Palatine German: Waldfischbach-Bojalwe) is a municipality in the Südwestpfalz district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated on the western edge of the Palatinate forest, approx. 10 km northeast of Pirmasens. Waldfischbach-Burgalben is also located near Pulaski Barracks, Kapaun andRead more
Vogelweh Air Force Base.
Waldfischbach-Burgalben is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Waldfischbach-Burgalben.
This town is twinned with Carentan, in Lower Normandy (France).
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What is there to see near Waldfischbach-Burgalben?
Within an hour or so of Waldfischbach-Burgalben: Trifels Castle (25 km), Château de Fleckenstein (28 km), Hambach Castle (33 km), Deutsche Weinstraße (37 km).
Are there any good drives near Waldfischbach-Burgalben?
The nearest famous roads are Deutsche Weinstraße, Schwarzwaldhochstrasse (B500) and Moselle Valley Road (B53).
Where is Waldfischbach-Burgalben?
Waldfischbach-Burgalben is in Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany, about 4 km from Höheinöd.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 5,111
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Germany
- Region
- Rheinland-Pfalz
- Timezone
- Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates
- 49.2833, 7.6667
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in Germany
ADAC roadside assistance: +49 89 22 22 22. No general speed limit on some autobahn sections but advisory 130 km/h.
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Worth the detour from Waldfischbach-Burgalben
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
castle
Château de Fleckenstein
Ruined 12th-century castle carved directly into a 43-metre sandstone bar on the German border of the Northern Vosges, with rock-hewn stairways, chambers and forest views from the summit platform.
28 km · about 30 min drive
castle
Hambach Castle
Birthplace of German democracy, this hilltop castle above Neustadt flew the black-red-gold flag at the 1832 festival.
33 km · about 40 min drive
famous road
Deutsche Weinstraße
Germany's oldest wine route winds 85 km past vineyards, almond blossoms and half-timbered villages through the Palatinate.
37 km · about 40 min drive
landmark
Hunspach
Immaculate northern-Alsace village of white half-timbered farmhouses with curved bull's-eye window panes, voted France's favourite village in 2020 yet still bypassed by the Colmar crowds.
42 km · about 50 min drive
cathedral
Speyer Cathedral
The world's largest surviving Romanesque church, this imperial cathedral holds the tombs of eight German emperors and kings.
56 km · about 65 min drive
museum
Technik Museum Speyer
Sister museum to Sinsheim featuring a Boeing 747, submarine, and extensive collection of vintage and classic automobiles.
57 km · about 65 min drive
museum
Völklinger Hütte
A vast decommissioned ironworks turned UNESCO industrial monument, where you can climb 27 m up the old blast furnaces.
60 km · about 70 min drive
Driving roads near Waldfischbach-Burgalben
6 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 100km.
- 37 kmDeutsche WeinstraßeGermany's oldest wine route winds 85 km past vineyards, almond blossoms and half-timbered villages through the Palatinate.
- 79 kmNiederwalddenkmalA colossal Germania statue above Rüdesheim surveys the Rhine vineyards, reached by a cable car over the steep slopes.
Driving in Germany
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.78/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
When to drive here
April to October
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